2014 – Page 150

The Specialized Prosecutors for Administrative Corruption (PEPCA) are calling for the opening of the trial of San Francisco de Macoris Mayor Felix Manuel Rodriguez Grullon who is accused of misuse of RD$400 million together with three other officials, as reported in 7dias.com.do The other accused are officials Jerson Neris Lizardo Perez, in charge of payroll …

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Attorney General Francisco Dominguez Brito says he will appeal the 10-year sentence for UASD student Hector Eduardo Pichardo Hernandez, convicted of having fired the shot that killed police colonel Julian Suarez Cordero during unrest at the state university. The police colonel was unarmed at the time. The judges hearing the case at the Third Collegiate …

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The Dominican Republic is experiencing particularly hot summer weather. The meteorological agency (ONAMET) says that dust from the Sahara is affecting the Caribbean region bringing a blanket of haze. Drought is also affecting the country and its water supplies. Onamet director Gloria Ceballos warned that the Saharan dust could cause respiratory problems and eye inflammation …

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President Danilo Medina received Ian Curle, CEO of the Edrington Group of Scotland that purchased 60% of Brugal stock in 2008 at the Presidential Palace, yesterday, Thursday 3 July 2014. The Presidency reported that the company plans to increase its investment in the Dominican Republic in the near future. President Medina discussed the benefits and …

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President Danilo Medina inaugurated another seven schools yesterday, Thursday 3 July 2014, this time in Santo Domingo province. His first stop was at the Cristina Maria de Leon School before going on to El Almirante bringing the number of schools inaugurated since February 2014 to 250 with 3,487 classrooms equipped to provide the extended school …

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More than RD$11 billion of government funds have been made available mainly to small scale producers during the surprise weekend visits that have become a hallmark of Danilo Medina’s presidency. The Administrative Minister of the Presidency, Jose Ramon Peralta disclosed this detail yesterday, Thursday 3 July 2014 whilst signing an agreement with the United Nations …

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The Conference of the Dominican Episcopate (CED) has elected Monsignor Nicanor Pena Rodriguez, bishop of the La Altagracia diocese as the new president of the governing body of the Roman Catholic Church in the country. He replaces Cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez, who has completed two consecutive periods as head of the Church. Cardinal …

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The Constitutional Court has issued 12 decisions confirming its 168-13 ruling on Dominican nationality. The court maintains that children born to foreigners without legal residence status in the country do not automatically acquire Dominican citizenship. Several Haitian descendants have taken their cases for Dominican citizenship to the courts. Constitutional Court Ruling 168-13 had reiterated an …

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The Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) is backing a call by newspapers in the Dominican Republic for changes in the rules that make defamation a crime. They say the criminalizing of defamation by the Law of Expression and Diffusion of Thought and the Penal Code violates the Constitution. Yesterday, Thursday 3 July 2014, the daily newspapers …

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